It's about 1965 or 1966. With its broad front section, your board should be great for nose riding.

I still have a board that was custom made for me in 1967; a Gordon Woods 8'7" v-bottom. It was considered radically short for its day. It has the same style of fin as yours, but nowhere near as much rocker, nor the broad nose. The short board evolution had begun.

Send Big Spazz a PM - he is an authority on long boards of this era - must have 20 or more of them these days. A very nice and helpful bloke.

www.seabreeze.com.au/Members/Profile/Details.aspx?member=BigSpazz

Vintage surfboard collectors on fb they would be all over that

Thank you - that is most helpful

You have all been amazingly helpful! I had lots of fun with this board in the sixties, but it has been in retirement under my parent's house since 1971, rediscovered after my mum's death last year.